Metal worker:
Unknown
Carver:
Unknown
Agate and gilt metal; agate oval bowl and flat handle with gilt metal stem and mounts
Agate and gilt metal; the oval bowl and flat handle, which broadens towards the terminal, are carved of grey-brown agate. They are joined with engraved gilt metal mounts and a narrow cast stem, decorated with a line of beads.
History note: Not known before Charles Brinsley Marlay, London
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Length: 15.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century#
Circa
1600
CE
-
Circa
1700
CE
Mount
composed of
metal
Bowl
composed of
agate
Handle
composed of
agate
Surface Of Mount
composed of
gold
Mounts
Carving
: The bowl and handle were carved. The mounts were engraved and pinned to the bowl and handle
Beaded (metal)
Accession number: MAR.M.181-1912
Primary reference Number: 166884
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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